  Jaydetroit Member Username: Jaydetroit Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2008 |
Please understand I am not affiliated with this site, but ran across it the other day, and while there isn't alot of activity on it yet I still find it a worthwhile blog. http://blog.detroitoffice.org/ It encourages current business owners and employees in the Detroit area to post their reviews (good and bad) of their experiences here. I would luv to see the ball rolling on this, and hopefully some suburban business will actually take notice and consider coming down here. | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 43 Registered: 03-2008 |
What do you guys think of this quote from the blog's March 8th archives? 3/14/2008 9:34 AM Tess wrote: 'I worked in Southfield for 20 years and loved the parking situation as compared with here. Downtown parking is horrible. The meter man is constantly ticketing and the cheapest parking on Cobo roof is a pain when events are at that location. I just got a ticket for "feeding the meter" when I had to run into the office for a fews hours. I added more quarters within the alloted period but to my amazement the meter man was giving me a ticket "at his discretion" he says because I should have moved my car to another space since the meters are only 1 hour. He was on a power trip and said he was having a bad day so he thought he would give out tickets. Nice eh? How do we expect to bring people to the city when this kind of attitude exists? How can businesses survive when people can't even park outside the buildings?' | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2420 Registered: 10-2006 |
The quote defines a suburban person! Clearly never lived or spent time in a city... | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2421 Registered: 10-2006 |
The thought that you would have to pay to park or that you can only park in a spot for an hour, just sends the suburban mind into complete confusion. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2922 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote: Very true. You can't even park a non-commercial vehicle on the street in Midtown Manhattan. | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 416 Registered: 07-2006 |
While this may indeed be the definition of a suburban person, I think his/her post reflects a challenge that downtown buildings have in attracting tenants. The employees of businesses who work in suburban office parks are used to having easy and (most of the time, free) parking. For now, it seems like downtown developers try to accomodate this interest, but that is not always easy or feasible. Hopefully, the other attractions of being located downtown will eventually outweigh the downside of the parking situation. It will be difficult, though, as workers who have been driving to work for 20 years will find it difficult to change habits after so long. |
